Bobby Lykins, by George Duranske, conservator, Respondent, vs. Anderson Contracting, Inc., and SFM Mutual Insurance Co.,...
Supreme Court of Minnesota
1. The Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals has discretion under Minnesota Statutes section 176.521, subdivision 3 (2024), to set aside a workers’ compensation award made upon a settlement that is not valid under section 176.521, subdivision 1(a) (2024). 2. Substantial evidence in the employee’s petition to set aside an award supported a prima facie showing that the employee was an incapacitated person when he signed agreements to settle his workers’ compensation claims.…
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1. The Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals has discretion under Minnesota Statutes section 176.521, subdivision 3 (2024), to set aside a workers’ compensation award made upon a settlement that is not valid under section 176.521, subdivision 1(a) (2024). 2. Substantial evidence in the employee’s petition to set aside an award supported a prima facie showing that the employee was an incapacitated person when he signed agreements to settle his workers’ compensation claims. 3. Minnesota Statutes section 176.092, subdivision 3 (2024), does not apply when the employee already has a conservator.…
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STATE OF MINNESOTA IN SUPREME COURT A24-0548 A24-0549 Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals Procaccini, J. Bobby Lykins, by George Duranske, conservator, Respondent, vs. Filed: May 21, 2025 Office of Appellate Courts Anderson Contracting, Inc., and SFM Mutual Insurance Co., Relators (A24-0548). Bobby Lykins, by John Hoscheid, conservator, Relator, vs. Anderson Contracting, Inc., and SFM Mutual Insurance Co., Respondents (A24-0549). ________________________ John P. Bailey, Bailey Law Offices, Ltd., Bemidji, Minnesota, for respondent Bobby Lykins, by George Duranske, conservator, and relator…
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- Lipka v. Minnesota School Employees Ass'n, Local 1980Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1996
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